Police prosecutor Senior Constable Jeanette Grigoris said Buchholz was intercepted on Main St in Urraween on April 13, and returned a blood alcohol reading of 0.135.

Buchholz was fined $850 and lost his licence for eight months.

Back in court after less than 12 months

A DRINK-DRIVER who crashed his car and was tracked by the police dog squad after he left the scene has been fined in Hervey Bay Magistrates Court.

Peter Campbell Brown, 57, pleaded guilty to the offence, which occurred on April 18 in Urraween.

Police prosecutor Senior Constable Jeanette Grigoris said officers attended the scene of the crash, but the driver of the car was nowhere to be found.

The dog squad tracked Brown to his home, where he returned a blood alcohol reading of 0.178.

Snr Const Grigoris said Brown had a previous drink-driving offence from May last year, where he was more than double the legal alcohol limit, and that it was concerning he was back 12 months later with an even higher reading.

Brown's legal representative told the court the crash was not the result of his client's drinking, but due to a mechanical failure of the car.

Brown walked to his nearby home to call a tow truck, not in an attempt to evade police, the court heard.